Tiempo medio entre fallos (MTBF) is a reliability metric representing the predicted elapsed time between inherent failures of a repairable system. For systems with a constant failure rate [látex]\lambda[/latex], MTBF is its reciprocal: [latex]MTBF = 1/\lambda[/latex]. This simple relationship is fundamental in reliability engineering for predicting system uptime and planning maintenance schedules, assuming failures follow an exponential distribution.
